# Egra subdivision

Egra subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

## Subdivisions

Purba Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
| Subdivision | Headquarters | Area km$^2$ | Population (2011) | Rural Population % (2001) | Urban Population % (2001) |
| Tamluk | Tamluk | 1084.30 | 1,791,695 | 94.08 | 5.92 |
| Haldia | Haldia | 683.94 | 959,934 | 79.19 | 20.81 |
| Egra | Egra | 940.96 | 958,939 | 96.96 | 3.04 |
| Contai | Contai | 1251.21 | 1,385,307 | 93.55 | 6.45 |
| Purba Medinipur district | Tamluk | 4,713.00 | 5,095,875 | 91.71 | 8.29 |

## Administrative units

Egra subdivision has 3 police stations, 5 community development blocks, 5 panchayat samitis, 42 gram panchayats, 708 mouzas, 682 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 3 census towns. The municipality is: Egra. The census towns are: Amarshi Kasba, Benudia and Hincha Gerya. The subdivision has its headquarters at Egra.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

## Area

Egra subdivision has an area of 940.96 km$^2$, population in 2011 of 958,939 and density of population of 1,019 per km$^2$. 18.82% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision.

## Police stations

Police stations in Egra subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
| Police Station | Area covered km$^2$ * | Inter-state border | Municipal Town | CD Block |
| Patashpur | 354.09 | - | - | Patashpur I, Patashpur II |
| Bhagabanpur | 179.95 | - | - | Bhagabanpur I |
| Egra | 431.5 | Baleshwar district of Odisha on the south-west | Egra | Egra I, Egra II |
*The data for area is as per the website of Purba Medinipur Police, but it appears that it has not been updated for a long time.

## Blocks

Community development blocks in Egra subdivision are:
| CD Block | Headquarters | Area km$^2$ | Population (2011) | SC % | ST % | Literacy Rate % | Census Towns |
| Patashpur I | Amarshi Kasba | 172.26 | 173,377 | 14.04 | 0.65 | 86.58 | 1 |
| Patashpur II | Pratapdighi | 191.74 | 175,056 | 12.04 | 0.79 | 86.50 | - |
| Bhagabanpur I | Kajlagarh | 174.24 | 234,432 | 14.26 | 0.18 | 88.13 | 2 |
| Egra I | Egra | 197.10 | 167,163 | 9.25 | 1.57 | 82.83 | - |
| Egra II | Madhabpur | 184.71 | 178,763 | 10.96 | 0.24 | 86.47 | - |

## Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 42 gram panchayats under 5 community development blocks:
* Bhagabanpur I block: Benodia, Gurgram, Kalaberia, Shimulia, Bhagwanpur, Kajlagarh, Mahammadpur–I, Bivisanpur, Kakra and Mahammadpur–II.
* Egra I Barida, Jumki, Rishi Bankimchandra, Chatri, Kasba–Egra, Jerthan, Panchrol and Saharha.
* Egra II block: Basudevpur, Bibekananda, Dubda, Paniparul, Bathuari, Deshbandhu, Manjusree and Sarbaday.
* Patashpur I block: Amarshi–I, Brajalalpur, Gokulpur, Amarshi–II, Chistipur–I, Gopalpur, Barhat, Chistipur–II and Naipur.
* Patashpur II block: Argoyal, Mathura, Pataspur, Sreerampur, Khargram, Panchet and South Khanda.

## Education

With a literacy rate of 87.66% Purba Medinipur district ranked first amongst all districts of West Bengal in literacy as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Within Purba Medinipur district, Tamluk subdivision had a literacy rate of 85.98%, Haldia subdivision 86.67%, Egra subdivision 86.18% and Contai subdivision 89.19%. All CD Blocks and municipalities in the district had literacy levels above 80%.
Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Purba Medinipur district for the year 2013-14.
| Subdivision | Primary School | Primary School | Middle School | Middle School | High School | High School | Higher Secondary School | Higher Secondary School | General College, Univ | General College, Univ | Technical / Professional Instt | Technical / Professional Instt | Non-formal Education | Non-formal Education |
| Subdivision | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student |
| Tamluk | 1,084 | 84,258 | 78 | 5,789 | 77 | 43,408 | 144 | 171,516 | 6 | 12,728 | 17 | 2,747 | 2,704 | 112,411 |
| Haldia | 557 | 43,173 | 40 | 5,082 | 54 | 36,767 | 77 | 83,659 | 5 | 9,792 | 16 | 6,256 | 1,359 | 59,879 |
| Egra | 629 | 41,418 | 76 | 11,537 | 49 | 32,167 | 74 | 90,730 | 3 | 9,498 | 2 | 154 | 1,595 | 62,200 |
| Contai | 983 | 50,945 | 99 | 10,557 | 81 | 46,690 | 102 | 120,128 | 5 | 12,223 | 10 | 1,602 | 2,316 | 90,552 |
| Purba Medinipur district | 3,253 | 219,794 | 293 | 32,965 | 261 | 159,032 | 397 | 466,093 | 19 | 44,241 | 45 | 10,759 | 7,974 | 375,042 |
Note: Primary schools include junior basic schools; middle schools, high schools and higher secondary schools include madrasahs; technical schools include junior technical schools, junior government polytechnics, industrial technical institutes, industrial training centres, nursing training institutes etc.; technical and professional colleges include engineering colleges, polytechnics, medical colleges, para-medical institutes, management colleges, teachers training and nursing training colleges, law colleges, art colleges, music colleges etc. Special and non-formal education centres include sishu siksha kendras, madhyamik siksha kendras, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for the blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc.
The following institutions are located in Egra subdivision:
* Egra Sarada Shashi Bhusan College was established at Egra in 1968. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University and offers undergraduate courses in arts, science and commerce, It has hostel facilities.
* Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya was established at Tethi Bari mouza, PO Kismat Bajkul, in 1964. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.
* Yogoda Satsanga Palpara Mahavidyalaya was established in 1964 at Palpara. It offers undergraduate, as well as B.Ed. and M.Ed. courses,

## Healthcare

The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Purba Medinipur district.
| Subdivision | Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB | Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB | Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB | Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB | Other State Govt Deptts | Local bodies | Central Govt Deptts / PSUs | NGO / Private Nursing Homes | Total | Total Number of Beds | Total Number of Doctors | Indoor Patients | Outdoor Patients |
| Subdivision | Hospitals | Rural Hospitals | Block Primary Health Centres | Primary Health Centres | Other State Govt Deptts | Local bodies | Central Govt Deptts / PSUs | NGO / Private Nursing Homes | Total | Total Number of Beds | Total Number of Doctors | Indoor Patients | Outdoor Patients |
| Tamluk | 1 | - | 7 | 14 | - | - | - | 70 | 92 | 1,506 | 96 | 61,84 | 1,251,099 |
| Haldia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | - | - | - | 19 | 35 | 803 | 67 | 27,586 | 757,876 |
| Egra | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | - | - | - | 21 | 38 | 489 | 42 | 23,699 | 419,829 |
| Contai | 2 | - | 8 | 16 | - | - | - | 22 | 48 | 688 | 88 | 59,882 | 890,607 |
| Purba Medinipur district | 5 | 3 | 22 | 51 | - | - | - | 132 | 213 | 3,486 | 293 | 172,251 | 3,319,411 |
Medical facilities available in Egra subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) Egra Subdivision Hospital, Egra, 68 beds Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) Bhagabanpur Rural Hospital, Bhagabanpur I CD block, Bhagabanpur, 30 beds Gangadharbar Rural Hospital, Egra II CD block, Gangadharbar, PO Pirijkhanbar, 30 beds Patashpur Rural Hospital, Patashpur II CD block, Patashpur, 30 beds Block Primary Health Centre: (Name, block, location, beds) Gonara BPHC, Patashpur I CD Block, Golara Nij, PO Manglamaro, 10 beds Ramchandrapur BPHC, Egra I CD Block, Ramchandrapur, PO Kharbandhi, 10 beds Primary Health Centres: (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds) Egra I CD block: Chatla (2), Kasabagola, PO Panchrol (2) Egra II CD block: Paniparul (10), Betamaheshpur, PO Maheshpur (10), Shyampur, PO Bidurpur (2) Patashpur I CD block: Borhat, PO Katranka (6) Patashpur II CD block: Pratapdighi (10), Argoal (10) Bhagabanpur I CD block: Bibhisanpur (10), Kajalgarh (6), Seulipur, PO Paschimbarh (6)

## Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Purba Medinipur district were as follows:
| Lok Sabha constituency | Vidhan Sabha constituency | Reservation | CD Block and/or Gram panchayats |
| Ghatal | Panskura Paschim | None | Panskura CD Block |
| | Other assembly segments in Paschim Medinipur district | | |
| Tamluk | Tamluk | None | Tamluk municipality, Bishnubarh II, Pipulberia I, Pipulberia II and Uttar Sonamui gram panchayats of Tamluk CD Block, and Sahid Matangini CD Block |
| | Panskura Purba | None | Kolaghat CD Block |
| | Moyna | None | Moyna CD Block, Anantapur I, Anantapur II, Nilkunthia, Sreerampur I and Sreerampur II GPs of Tamluk CD Block |
| | Nandakumar | None | Nandakumar CD Block and Bishnubarh I, Padumpur I and Padumpur II GPs of Tamluk CD Block |
| | Mahisadal | None | Mahisadal and Haldia CD Blocks |
| | Haldia | SC | Haldia municipality and Sutahata CD Block |
| | Nandigram | None | Nandigram I and Nandigram II CD Blocks |
| Kanthi | Chandipur | None | Chandipur CD Block and Benodia, Bivisanpur, Gurgram, Kakra, Mahammadpur I and Mahammadpur II GPs of Bhagabanpur I CD Block |
| | Paashpur | None | Patashpur I CD Block; Khargram, Panchet, Pataspur, South Khanda and Sreerampur gram panchayats of Patashpur II CD Block |
| | Kanthi Uttar | None | Deshapran CD Block, Brajachauli, Debendra, Kanaidighi, Kumirda, Lauda and Marishda GPs of Contai III CD Block and Bathuari GP of Egra II CD Block |
| | Bhagabanpur | None | Bhagabanpur, Kajlagarh, Kalaberia and Shimulia GPs of Bhagabanpur I CD Block, Arjunnagar, Basudevberia, Baroj, Itaberia, Jukhia, Mugberia and Radhapur GPs of Bhagabanpur II CD Block, and Argoyal and Mathura GPs of Patashpur II CD Block |
| | Khejuri | SC | Khejuri I and Khejuri II CD Blocks, and Garbari I and Garbari II GPs of Bhagabanpur II CD Block |
| | Kanthi Dakshin | None | Contai municipality, Contai I CD Block, and Durmuth and Kusumpur GPs of Contai III CD Block |
| | Ramnagar | None | Ramnagar I and Ramnagar II CD Blocks |